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    • THE LONG BEACH HISTORICAL NEWSPAPER COLLECTION
      • Long Beach Historical Newspaper Collection – Catalog
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        • The Press (1910-1924)
        • The Press-Telegram (1924-1989)
        • The Sun (1925-1944)
        • The Independent (1938-1971)
        • Southland (1952-1966)
        • The Zone Adveritsing (1958-1967)
        • Miscellaneous Publications (1897-1938)
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  • Exhibitions & Programs
    • The Cambodian American 1.5 Generation Oral History Project & Colin Grafton Border Camp Photographs
    • The Workers’ Harbor – How Labor Built and Shaped the Port of Long Beach
    • Discovering Jenny – The Personal Collection of a State Senator
    • Centro de La Raza: John A. Taboada Legacy Photo Collection, 1970-1985
    • Historical Cemetery Tour
    • Past Exhibitions
    • Past Events and Programs
  • Media
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    • Cambodian Community History
    • Water Changes Everything Online Exhibition
    • The Pandemic Project
    • A Woman’s Place in the Spotlight Nominations
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NEIGHBORHOOD LINKS

Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association
First Fridays Long Beach
DLBA History of Downtown Long Beach

HISTORICAL RESEARCH

The African American Heritage Society of Long Beach
Building Permit Archive
Cultural Heritage Commission
Long Beach’s Historical Districts
Gas & Oil Department Historical Timeline
Historical Information on Oil Operations
History of the Long Beach Water Department
History of the Office of Mayor
Historic Preservation of Buildings
Landmarks
Long Beach Airport History and Timeline
Long Beach Municipal Cemetery
Long Beach Public Library Digital Archive
Long Beach Public Library Historical City Directories
Long Beach Public Library History Collection
Long Beach Public Library History Index
Breaking Through Lighting the Way
CSULB’S Balboa Research Page
CSULB’s Early Long Beach Theatres & Cinemas Page
CSULB’S VOAHA (Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive)
Land Annexations by the City of Long Beach, 1897–1930
Long Beach History Guide from CSULB
The History of Cal State Long Beach
TONGVA PEOPLE: A dynamic study of the Villages and Locations of the Gabrielino-Tongva Indians
UC Berkeley’s The Living New Deal (project cataloging FDR era public works) – Long Beach page
EOP Program History
Online Archive of California
HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS

Long Beach Firefighter’s Museum
Long Beach Heritage
Long Beach Heritage Museum
Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens
Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site
California Heights
Historic Districts
Willmore City Heritage Association (Willmore City/Drake Park)
Cambodian Community History & Archive Project
Water Matters LB
Women’s Suffrage Celebration
LONG BEACH ART & CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
African American Cultural Center of Long Beach
Arts Council for Long Beach
Long Beach Museum of Art
Long Beach Playhouse
Long Beach Shakespeare Company
Museum of Latin American Art
LONG BEACH NAVAL STATION

Naval Station (NS) Long Beach
The California State Military Museum: Naval Station, Long Beach
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
MISCELLANEOUS


Breaking Through Lighting the Way
CSULB’S Balboa Research Page
CSULB’s Early Long Beach Theatres & Cinemas Page
CSULB’S VOAHA (Virtual Oral/Aural History Archive)
DLBA History of Downtown Long Beach
I Remember Long Beach Television Series
Land Annexations by the City of Long Beach, 1897–1930
Long Beach History Guide from CSULB
Long Beach Postcard Images
Port of Long Beach Centennial
Port Town: How the People of Long Beach Built, Defended and Profited From Their Harbor
Press-Telegram – Brief History
The California Historical Landmarks Mobile App
The History of Cal State Long Beach
The (old) Long Beach Pike (digitally re-created)
The Pike Page (on Millikan High Alumni site)
TONGVA PEOPLE: A dynamic study of the Villages and Locations of the Gabrielino-Tongva Indians
UC Berkeley’s The Living New Deal (project cataloging FDR era public works) – Long Beach page
WhatWasThere.com – Long Beach

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